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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Raise an Exception

Posted by Mikaela Land
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Mikaela Land
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 2,324 Points

EOF error that I can't see the error

Hello. I'm trying to figure out what's wrong with this code. The preview says I have an EOF error on line 6. I've looked up and down the code and I don't know why it has this error. Quotes are fine I think and parenthesis. Any help would be great.

suggestinator.py 
def suggest(product_idea):
    if product_idea < str (3):
        raise ValueError ("Make a product idea that is more than 3 characters long")
    return product_idea + "inator"
try:
    idea = input ("Type your product idea:  ")
    together = suggest (idea)
except ValueError as err:
    print ("{}".format(err))
print (together)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,995 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,995 Points

You're working too hard! The instructions aren't asking you to write a program to take input and process it, or to handle exceptions.

All you need for this challenge is to test the size of the argument and raise the error if it is too short. You'll probably need to add just 2 lines of code.

Mikaela Land
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Mikaela Land
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 2,324 Points

Oh I see. I started over and figured it out. I was trying too hard. Thanks.